Bennett Hits FCC's Internet DNS Explanation as Undercutting 'Expert' Status

The FCC so misrepresents how the Internet works in its response to legal challenges that its net neutrality order should be tossed out of court, said network/Wi-Fi innovator Richard Bennett, in a lengthy blog post Thursday. The FCC reply brief, filed with the Department of Justice (see 1509150052), "completely misrepresents the nature of the DNS [domain name system] and its role in the Internet," said Bennett, a High Tech Forum founder who filed an amicus brief supporting petitioners challenging the order (see 1508070058). "The brief shows that the order’s misclassification of Internet service is based on a fundamentally incorrect assessment of the facts. As a result, the FCC’s request for the Court’s deference on the basis of its expert status fails. The Court must therefore vacate the FCC’s order." Bennett said the order had numerous legal problems, but his concern was with commission assertions about the nature of the Internet's DNS, which he said contradicted one another and are "riddled with false analysis."